KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 142 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus tally reached 2,71,431 in the country as of Wednesday afternoon.

Likewise, the Ministry shared that now the country has 2,335 reported active cases of the virus.

In the past 24 hours, altogether 206 infected people got recovery from the virus infection.

So far, 2,67,065 people recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country.

Similarly, one more person succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total death tally to 2,031.